Smitten Welsh quickest to fall head over heels

WELSH WEAK AT THE KNEES: Those form Wales are the softest touch when it comes to love [GETTY]

People living in Wales take just 62 days to admit they are smitten, almost half the national average of 112 days.

Hard-nosed Londoners take the longest time to get hooked at around 125 days.

Scots are the second slowest to fall in love, taking 154 days, followed by people in the south-east and the south-west.

But love blossoms within 120 days in the West Midlands, Northern Ireland, Yorkshire and Humberside, East Midlands, East Anglia, north-east and the north-west.

LOVE BLOSSOM: Northern Ireland and the Midlands fall in love within four months [GETTY]

“Those living in urban areas are often more cautious and pragmatic with their feelings”

Relationships expert Dr Glenn Wilson

Once in love, East Anglians are the most passionate, telling their partners they love them 21 times a week, which is six times more than the UK average.

Equally soppy are those in the south-east who say “I love you” 20 times a week, and the north-east with 17 times. Londoners say it an average of 15 times but worst were the Scots and those in the East Midlands who say it just three times.

The Welsh say it 14 times, the Northern Irish 13 times, Yorkshire folk 11 times and West Midlanders and north-west residents nine times.

People in rural areas are more likely to say it than city dwellers, while Saturday night is the most popular day to declare love, research by dating agency eHarmony revealed.

Relationships expert Dr Glenn Wilson said: “The UK has a broad spread of local culture that comes with differing levels of openness in communicating love.

“Those living in urban areas are often more cautious and pragmatic with their feelings.”